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About the Survey
VOLUME45,NUMBER3
DorisStickleBurdick
Editor
Editors like to hear from readers. Responses reassure us that we do have
readers, thatthe college magazine is notdropping into a black hole when IngridSkantz
EditorialAssistant
it leaves theCollegedale post office.
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This summer for the very first time we wrapped a survey onto Southern
Columns. We had no idea it would draw over2,000 replies. Thank you, each one
ofyou who shared your thoughts and feelings. SouthernCollege
Desiree Paradis, a senior marketing major, hasbeen tabulating results on
computer. Her conclusions will have to wait forthe next issue. Some trendsare DonaldSahly
President
alreadv apparent. At midpoint in her work, three out offour respondents
indicated their appreciation for the Southern College Calendar insert in the FloydGreenleaf,'55
magazine. Somewhat over one third ofreplies were marked "Send free me- AcademicAdministration
mento please," and 742 plastic rulers havebeen sent to those individuals. DaleBidwell
Thanks to each ofvou who responded! We enjoypreparing Southern Finance
Columns foryou and welcome hearing from you at any time. WilliamWohlers
StudentServices
DorisBurdick
Editor JackMcClarpi-
Development
RonBarrow
Admissions/CollegeRelations
Appreciation from the President JamesAshlock
Alumni/CollegeRelations
DorisBurdick
"Ourdeedsare likestonescast into thepool oftime; though theythemselves may Publications/MediaRelations
disappear, their ripples extend to eternity."
don't know who said it. But when I ponder the combined effects ofgifts to Pleaseaddressalumni
I Southern from 1411 donors, benefitting fifteen hundred students whose lives, correspondenceto;
in turn, will impact others as teachers, doctors, ministers, scientists, and more, SouthernCollege
AlumniAssociation
I know the statement rings true. P.O.Box370
It's absolutely exciting to be a part ofthe process. Ifyou are among the donors Collegedale,TN37315
listed on pages 7 to 12, you feel that glow already. You already envision what FA(X61(56)152)382-3288-227435
being on our Christian campus might mean to a student your gift has helped.
How deep is our sense ofgratitude! Not only as administrators but as friends of
these young people, wejustcan't thankyou enough foryouropen hand and
generous heart. AlumniAssociationOfeicers
1992-1994
Even ifyourname is not included as a donor this year, it's not too late to
giveto eitherofour two major needs at this time: scholarship endowment orthe DavtdWinters,'71
President
newScienceCenter. Thank you forgiving it some thought. That's a good starting
place for ripples. VerleThompson,'69
President-Elect
Donald R.Sahly
HowardKennedy,'57
President
PastPresident
On the cover, an "anonymous donor" symbolically presents to Dr. Jack SolthernColumnsistheofficial
magazine of Southern College of
McClarty, left, vice presidentfor development, a giftfor scholarships. Ken Srcenth-dayAdventists,producedby
thePublicationsOfficetoprovideneii's
Norton, director ofstudentfinance, chairs the committee which carefully and information toformerstudents,
administers distribution ofneed-based scholarships to students. Shown to the orteshiedrenitnsteorfetshteedSopuatrhteiersn.UCnoipoynr,iagnhdt
right ofMr. Norton are Shay Salagala, Jeane Hernandez, and James Johnson. 1993bySouthernCollegeofSeventh-
dayAdventists.
Photo by Matt Niemeyer.
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SOUTHERN PEOPLE
GrOWth
Shows
Enrollment
byDorisBurdick
or down? When registra- are from the southeast, the student assistant, pre-respiratory therapy,
Uption days come to Southern body is an international group with pre-speech pathology; and pre-
each August, administrators 110 students from other countries. surgeon's assistant.
await the enrollment report Students havecome toTennessee The number ofbiology students is
like stockholders looking for the from as faras Australia, China, upby 8, a total of 123; chemistry is
latest stock report. Indonesia, Malawi, Poland, Sweden, up bv 6, a total of 19. —
schOofoflicyieaalrh,eeasdtacboluinshtefdorafttheer t19w9o3-94 RusFsriae,shamnednThtoatialla4n7d.0 students; 329 the"fOruershscmieenncaendstsudoepn—htosmoreespsecwihaloly
weeks ofclasses, reached 1,527 sophomores are enrolled plus 128 will be here tobenefit are looking
students, up 72 from a year ago (after associate degree seniors; juniors to the day when the new Science
adjusting for the fact that Southern number 267; bachelor degree seniors, Center will be ready foruse," said
no longer has associate degree 266; and post graduate and special Dr. Steven Nyirady, chairman of the
nursing students on the Orlando students total 67. Biology Department.
Centercampus). Nursing, the largest major, has Auto Body Repair, a one-year
"I'm happy thateach ofthese 306 students at theassociate level certificate program, doubled in
students is here," commented and 125 at the baccalaureate level. enrollment, from 5 to 10 students.
President Don Sahly. "Our goal is a Enrollment of73 B.S. nursing Three students are enrolled in the
year ofChristian growth and increas- students on theOrlando Center newly designed Auto Mechanics
ing wisdom for all ofus." campus is included in the 1,527 total. Technician curriculum. Offered
Since 1986 when 1,327students On that campus are three faculty within the Industrial Technology
registered, enrollment hasedged members. Department, both trade preparations
back up above 1,500. Allied health curricula attracted in\'olve nearly 1,000 hours of in-
Nine hundred oflastyear's more students this fall, a total of 105 struction and lab time. \\\\
students returned toSouthern this choosing from pre-dental hygiene,
year; 43 returned afterbeing away a pre-occupational therapy, pre-
yearor more. physical therapy, medical technol- No. of Majors by Department
Thougha majority ofthe students ogy, pre-dietetics, pre-physician
Registrationbringstogetherstudentsfrommanyp/uit^-. Shown fromlefttorightare: Lena
Lasarzeii'skiandMa'.inJohansson, Sweden;JeaneiteDatamini,SouthAfrica:VasinSettachan,Thailand;
andlupiterDatamini,SouthAfrica.
Also New
For Students
Sharing
InOctoberstudentsweregiven
theopportunitytoparticipatein
Bay Blitz,phaseoneofHarrison
Heartreach,byvisitingdoorto
doortogiveawayHappiness
Digestand surveycommunity
needs. Toplanta newchurch in
StandingreadytohelpstudentsinavarietyofwaysareMidgeDunzweiler,associatedirectorof thenear-byHarrison Bayarea is
counseling;Jim Wampler,directoroftheSouthernCollegeCounselingCenter:andSuzyEvans,secretary. thegoalofCampusMinistries, the
StudentMinisterial Association,
and theOoltewahSeventh-day
The Counseling Center: AdventistChurch.
Discussing
Where Students Find Help
AccentLiveisa newmonthly
forum with "thebig namesand
thebigissues" hostedbythe
Anew
Counseling Center team Reading Test, credit-by-examination editorsofthe SouthernAccent.
ofthree are focusing their tests such as CLEP, national admis- Guests fortheseriesofsix
attention on assisting stu- sions and certification tests such as discussionsincludeGary
dents with concerns that can affect GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, NTE, Patterson,CliffordGoldstein,and
theircollege experience. AHPAT, and other individual RonWyatt. "Theseforumsarea
"Ourservices offer opportunities diagnostic and/or careerassessment chancetocarrythediscussion
to increase knowledgeand develop tests. furtherthanwecould in print"
self-awareness, understanding, "Students frequently have ques- saysAndrewNash,Accenteditor.
independence, and self-direction," tions about their academic ability,
saysJim Wampler, newly arrived to theirchoice ofa college major, or Learning
the campus as directorofthe South- ways to improveacademic perfor-
ern College Counseling Center. mance," states Wampler. "The Anopenhousefor thenew
Not often doesan office have a Counseling Center provides a Macintoshcomputerlabwas
complete change offaces at one time. program ofassessment and direction hosted by theArtandJournalism
A second professional counselorand for these and otheracademic perfor- departmentsin lateSeptember.
new associate director ofcounseling mance related questions." Hardwareinthelab includesa
is Midge Dunzweiler. Two retire- For students wishing information Quadra900and a Quadra 850as
ments and a secretary's decision to that will help them with theirchoice well asothercomputersand a
move to a new position elsewhere ofacademic majorand career, SIGl scanner.
gave theCounseling Centera PLUS™ is a popular interactive
Working
completechange-over. software program for career guid-
The twocounselors areavailable ance. Itexamines work-related Echoingacentury-old means
forboth short-term and long-term values while incorporating personal ofpayingschool costs, a dozen
consultation regarding "absolutely interests and skills. studentsaredistributingChrist's
any issue that maybe affecting a Help sessions forstudents who Object Lessons doortodoorin a
student's life," indicates Wampler. arebeginning thejob search and magazine-styleeditiontitledHe
Communication between the coun- seminars on such topicsas time TaughtLove. DanShaferhasbeen
selorand student is privileged as management, study skills, career hired by theGeorgia-Cumberland
defined by law. No information is networking, dating and marriage, Conference,with thecooperation
shared outside the Center without and money management will also be ofSouthernCollege, todirect the
written permission. sponsored by theCounseling Center Mega Bookproject. Acookbook,
The Counseling Centeralso throughout the school year. threechildren's storybooks, and
coordinates the majority ofthe "1 am excited about the effortsJim anedition ofBibleReadings are
testing and assessment programs on and Midge are putting forth to alsoamong thefivemagazine-
campus. These includegeneral and provide this vital service to our sized booksoffered the public.
departmental admissions tests such students," says Dr. Wilham Wohlers,
as the ACTand Nelson Denny vicepresidentforstudentservices.
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SOUTHERN UPDATE
Improving the Environment A A Faculty Research Centeris
being established in McKee Library.
Residence Halls, Apartments Upgraded The special room is equipped with
four486 computers and a modem.
The facility will provide faculty an
opportunity to conduct research and
Seven out of ten Southern College the married student housing apart- writing in the libran,', freed from
students live in college housing. ments. New Trane central heating theiroffices and telephones.
Talgeand Thatcherare the residence and airconditioning units were To encourage faculty with small
halls for 1,041 single students this installed in all the Stateside Apart- research projects that are too expen-
fall. Stateside Apartments pro\'ide ments. Also, all the windows were sive for their own pocketbooks and
48 married students and their fami- replaced with vinyl Thermopane too small to expect funding from
lies with housing dubbed Alabama, windows. Kitchencountersand sinks other sources, a $10,000 Research
Carolina, Rorida, and Georgia, and were replaced and carpet installed Fund is budgeted for 1993-94.
across the road, Kentucky, Missis- throughout. Grants range from $500 to $1,000.
sippi, and Tennessee. Additionallv, Apartments continuouslv occupied Teachers whose research is currently
Virginia Apartments incorporate 10 this year will have kitchens updated benefiting includeOrville Bignall
units for faculty and staff. and carpet laid when occupants (physics), Bill Hayes (biology), and
"We want our students to enjov move, before new tenants move in. Ben McArthur (history), with others
living here," said Helen Durichek, Major items ofwindows and HVAC to be approved.
associate vice president for finance. arealready completed. Residents A In its first calendaryear, ending
"That's why campus housing is report lowerelectric bills as well as August 1993, Southern Carton
undergoing major renovations." greater comfort in the apartments. Industry processed 13.2 million
In thesummerof 1992all therooms Work is continuing on painting and boxes. This is equivalent to a stack
in Thatcher Hall were renovated new floorcoverings in the front and offlattened cartons 70 miles high,
new showers, new Thermopane rear entrances in the Kentucky, according to Dr. WayneJanzen,
windows, paint, lights, and carpet. Tennessee, and Mississippi apart- manager. SCI employs about 42
Talge Hall has been a longer ment complexes. Trim painting and students on average. The processing
process. This past summer the west gutter repair will be completed soon. facility is producing about $360,000
wing ofsecond floor (38 rooms) The Virginia Apartment complex in student labor annually. The
received a face-lifton all the built-in which houses staffhas also received campus industry sorts shipping
cabinets, wall covering, and carpet. some updating. Newcounters in the cartons for re-use bv McKee Foods
The plan is to complete the 44 rooms bath and kitchen areas have been Corporation.
on first floor during the summerof installed as well as new carpet in
1994. This will complete Talge Hall some apartments. A The "tenthand final" Southern
renovations. Many ofthe private homes which College Triathlon was held Septem-
During second semesteroflast the college rents to staffhave also ber 19 at Cohutta Springs Camp.
school year, renovation was begun on received major renovation. The three-stage race began with a
\[\\ half-mile swim, followed bv an 18-
mile bicycle e\'ent and a four-mile
run. Overall male winnerJohn
Currier (1:24'48) and female winner
Heather Neal (1:4349) both set
course records. Race director Dr.
Phil Carver indicated that the
Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation Department will be
taking a break from the triathlon
concept, shifting its energy else-
where for the immediate future.
A InJanuary, an evening schedule
ofbaccalaureate level nursing
courses will begin on the College-
dale campus, offering nurses
working full time the opportunity to
complete their B.S. degree overa
Students Build Volleyball Sandpit
two-and-one-halfyear time span.
FundedbytheStudentAssociation,asandpitvolleyballcourticasreadyforusewhenstudents The schedule includes semester-long
returnedtocampusforthefallsemester. Itislocatedinsidethetrackonthenorthend. Initiated and summercourses.
byRobFulbnght'sSAadministrationwitha$5,000appropriationin 1991-92,fundingwas
completedlastyearbyKrisiClark'sadministration. Long-timeSAsponsorK. R. Davisdeserves
thecreditfordesignandimplementation,says Krisi. SOUTHERN COLUMNS
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SOUTHERN PEOPLE
A Dr. Ron du Preez was awarded the National Council on Family A Accounting and business
his doctor of ministry degree at Relations as the Tennessee state graduates from Southern average a
Andrews University on August8. coordinator for theCertified Family first-sitting pass rate ofabout 40
His dissertation title was: "Po- Life Educator Program. percent on the stringentCPA exam,
lygamy in the Bible With Implica- A Dr. Dennis Pettibone, professor while the national pass rate is only
tions for Seventh-dav Adventist ofhistory, hasbegun work on a book 17 percent. Graduates who com-
Missiology." He joined the faculty at manuscript dealing with Seventh- pleted the CPA exam last May
Southernin 1992 as assistant profes- day Adventists and the Religious include: Kevin Hallock, '92; Janette
sorofreligion. Originally from Right. It is being considered for Stephens Hallock, '92; Melissa
South Africa, he took his under- publication by Pacific Press Publish- Welch Gano, '89; Dayne Grey, '88;
graduate work at Helderberg ing Association. and Kimberly Wygal Miller, '80.
College. He and his wife, Linda, (There may be others, but the
have served the church in Korea, A Dr. Ron Springett has completed Business Department has not heard
Okinawa, and Guam. He is cur- a textbook and workbook for Begin- from them vet.)
rPDeehns.tcDlr.yipwitrniisotynisnatgenmhdiastAindcailstsyheseriotslaotogifyoN,nof"roArmaan uenrisnnegdCoGilrnleepeghkeo..tCoucrorpeinetdlyfoitrmisabteSionugth- ASmoeuettDhiren.rgRntaCayokliHnlegefgfpeelraalctieanisnrceiSpetn.rtePisefeitcnetrse-d
L. Geisler's Ethical Hierarchicalism." A Dr. Ruth Williams-Morris, burg, Russia, the end ofSeptember.
A Judy Glass, professor ofmusic, associate professor ofpsychology, He also worked with Adjunct
performed in mid-Septemberwith shared research results with her ProfessorofPhysicsGeorgi
the Orchestra ofVienna in American colleaguesat a first-of-the-year Zhuvikin, who visited the campus
composer Horatio Parker's Concerto Dean's Luncheon for faculty. Her last year.
ACpsf1uoo9rars9lemt0lmOer.eirigecagTero.ahneSnecMyperacemrsnortp.ndofhcoGeOwolrrrinamtctsyahhwsneOascthrtsheacredhaohS.efeopsltlutdIhattreivhawneweaidrSosntnr.ttkhheein aretttoipehxopespsnleluSiaoatcerracnscteedihdsmssatapvinrtiacaohnrsjleieytcamcshlbatiialsstswesicsoacosfstsuhhdrecaatsttooteanect.adwohcuheuhcileotdcsre.hgrdaeItnliaintzea- AmywnieeenawlacnsllrCalunhwgederiteseittsmsehetdepraitnrtfhotRoiegranmrcigeaoanmjlWmepoles.erll,g,loHenayieeesewsremesislnpd.Ptlluoentoireinynsteeiessenrsg,tahis
Stephen'sCathedral in Vienna,
where Peter Planyavsky is organist.
A guest organist at the 1986 dedica-
tion of the Anton HeillerOrgan in
the Collegedale Seventh-dav Adven-
tist Church, Planyavskv returned to
the campus in 1988, 1989, 1992, and
1993 for workshops and perfor-
mances.
A Students Ashley Hall and Beth
Mills have joined Bodil Morris,
nursing skills lab coordinator, to
form Trilogy. The name combines tri
(three) and /t\tjos (word). "We're
three people hiding God's Word in
our hearts and sharing it," explains
Mrs. Morris. The group sings
Scriptural songs she originally wrote
for her own young sons. Trilogy's
first cassette of 13 songs, some with
kBeoyxbo16a3r2d,,CioslnleogwedaavlaeilTabNle37(3T1ri5l,o$gy1,0 CARE Leaders Plan for Student Growth, Service
postage paid). Her husband. Dr.
Derek Morris, comments that Christ CARE(CollegiateAdivntistsReachingEveryone) istheumbrellaorganizationwhich
utotibleiztehdeSecarsiipetsutrewasoyngto,maenmdoirtiszeeems occforoeDrwed,siftnirantoeymsDlderfotaztmeonasriCogofhtmf:pelaAlnloywe;sxhiBAprlyyaasnnsd,ao'Mu9ct3r,Ceuianrctdheyra,nvefConorulelteshgeifoCartoelClhMerigisessdtiailoaennsCghCruloruwctbhh;d.iRreiTcchtkeorM1:a9Sn9h3ne-r,9r4ideiCreActRoEr
and remember Scripture. Colossians Norton,secretaryandStudentMissionscoordinator;LibbyRiano,assistantchaplain:Mike
3:16 is the theme text forTrilogy. Robertson,CABL(CollegiateAdventistsforBetterLiving)director;BrennonKirstem,Campus
A Dr. Robert Egbert, professor of Ministriesdirector;andKen Rogers,campuschaplain.
psychology, has been appointed by
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